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Neitheoidae

Bivalvia - Pectinida

Taxonomy
Neitheoidae was named by Sobetski (1960).

It was assigned to Pectinoidea by Carter et al. (2011).

Subtaxa
Neitheidae, Tosapectinidae
Sister taxa
Neitheidae, Tosapectinidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1960Neitheoidae Sobetski
2011Neitheoidae Carter et al. p. 9

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
—Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
RankNameAuthor
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
—OstreomorphiFerussac 1822
—OstreioniFerussac 1822
—OstreataFerussac 1822
superorderOstreiformiiFerussac 1822
orderPectinida(Gray 1854)
suborderPectinidina(Adams and Adams 1858)
superfamilyPectinoideaRafinesque 1815
—NeitheoidaeSobetski 1960
—NeitheoidaeSobetski 1960

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Unr. †Neitheoidae Sobetski 1960
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Fm. †Neitheidae Sobetzky 1960
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G. †Neithea Drouet 1824
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Subg. †Neithea (Neithea) Drouet 1824
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†Neithea (Neithea) alpina Orbigny 1847
†Neithea (Neithea) atava Roemer 1839
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Invalid names: Neithea shawi Pervinquière 1912 [synonym]
†Neithea (Neithea) deshayana Matheron 1842
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Invalid names: Pecten (Neithea) planivalvis Cossmann 1916 [synonym]
†Neithea (Neithea) dutrugei Dutrugei 1862
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Invalid names: Pecten (Vola) zakarjensis Blanckenhorn 1934 [synonym]
†Neithea (Neithea) gibbosa Pultney 1813
†Neithea (Neithea) pseudobellula Chiplonkar and Tapaswi 1975
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Invalid names: Vola quinqueangularis Noetling 1897 [synonym]
Subg. †Neithea (Neithella) Hayami 1965
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Invalid names: Janira cometa Orbigny 1847 [synonym]
†Neithea (Neithella) rotundata Freneix and Lefevre 1968
†Neithea (Neithella) valangiensis Pictet and Campiche 1870
†Neithea angoliensis Newton 1917
†Neithea biangulata Imlay 1940
†Neithea duplicicosta Roemer 1849
†Neithea ficalhoi Choffat 1888
†Neithea morrisi Pictet and Renevier 1858
†Neithea moutai Rennie 1945
†Neithea occidentalis Conrad 1855
†Neithea quinquecostata Sowerby 1814
†Neithea regularis Schlotheim 1813
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Invalid names: Janira faujasi Pictet and Campiche 1870 [synonym], Janira geinitzii Orbigny 1850 [synonym], Janira quadricostata Orbigny 1847 [synonym], Neithea quadricostata Sowerby 1814 [synonym], Pectinites gryphaeatus Schlotheim 1820 [synonym]
†Neithea salinasensis Rennie 1945
†Neithea sergipensis White 1887
†Neithea texana Roemer 1852
†Neithea tricostata Coquand 1862
†Neithea vicinalis Stoyanow 1949
†Neithea welwitschi Choffat 1888
†Neithea wrighti Shumard 1860
Invalid names: Neithea (Neitheops) Stewart 1930 [invalid subgroup]
G. †Weyla Böhm 1920
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Subg. †Weyla (Lywea) Damborenea 1987
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†Weyla (Lywea) unca Philippi 1899
†Weyla (Lywea) yukonensis Aberhan 1998
Subg. †Weyla (Pseudovola) Lissajous 1923
Subg. †Weyla (Tosapecten) Kobayashi and Ichikawa 1949
Subg. †Weyla (Weyla) Boehm 1922
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†Weyla (Weyla) alata von Buch 1838
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Invalid names: Parapecten praecursor Crickmay 1933 [synonym]
†Weyla (Weyla) bodenbenderi Behrendsen 1891
†Weyla (Weyla) lacazei Haime 1855
†Weyla (Weyla) meeki Damborenea 1987
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Invalid names: Neithea mexicana Jaworski 1929 [replaced], Pecten acutiplicatus Meek 1864 [replaced]
†Weyla alata von Buch 1838
†Weyla bodenbenderi Behrendsen 1891
†Weyla cardioides Philippi 1899
†Weyla cardiomorphus Philippi 1899
†Weyla commutatus Philippi 1899
†Weyla compressus Philippi 1899
†Weyla cuneata Meek 1864
†Weyla curvicosta Philippi 1899
†Weyla dilatatus Philippi 1899
†Weyla domeykoi Philippi 1899
†Weyla dufrenoyi d'Orbigny 1843
†Weyla excavatus Philippi 1899
†Weyla goliath Philippi 1899
†Weyla harneckeri Philippi 1899
†Weyla kachhensis Cox 1952
†Weyla lycorrhynchus Philippi 1899
†Weyla martinezi Philippi 1899
†Weyla ntlakapamuxanus Crickmay 1930
†Weyla oxyrrhynchus Philippi 1899
†Weyla paragogus Philippi 1899
†Weyla pradoanus Verneuil and Collomb 1853
†Weyla recticostata Meek 1864
†Weyla rollieri Cossmann 1916
†Weyla simplex Jaworski 1925
†Weyla sinuata Meek 1864
†Weyla stolpi Damborenea and Manceñido 1979
†Weyla subcarinatus Philippi 1899
†Weyla titan Moricke 1894
Invalid names: Parapecten Crickmay 1930 [synonym]
Invalid names: Tosapectinidae Truschelev 1984 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calciteo
Composition 2: aragoniteo
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: actively mobilesuperf
Life habit: epifaunalsuperf
Diet: suspension feedersuperf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-09-09 13:53:29
Modified: 2009-09-09 15:53:49
Source: superf = superfamily, o = order, c = class
References: Sanchez Roig 1926, Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Lacian to the top of the Danian or 221.50000 to 61.60000 Ma

Collections (936 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Anisian - Sinemurian247.2 - 190.8Chile (Huasco) Weyla alata (223215)
Lacian221.5 - 215.56USA (Nevada) Pecten acutiplicatus (33202)
Early/Lower Jurassic201.4 - 174.7Mexico (Sonora) Neithea mexicana (39132 39133)
Early/Lower Jurassic201.4 - 174.7Chile (Huasco) Weyla unca (223284)
Early/Lower Jurassic201.4 - 174.7Canada (British Columbia) Weyla alata (53761 53763 53779) Weyla alata, Weyla bodenbenderi (53469) Weyla bodenbenderi (53595 53598 53781 53783 53790 53791 53792 53793) Weyla bodenbenderi, Weyla meeki (53782) Weyla bodenbenderi, Weyla unca (53785 53789 53794) Weyla sp. (53351 53360 53546 53593) Weyla sp., Weyla meeki (53862) Weyla unca (53355 53867)
Early/Lower Jurassic201.4 - 174.7Canada (Yukon) Weyla sp. (53613 53622) Weyla yukonensis (53877)
Early/Lower Jurassic201.4 - 174.7Chile (Atacama) Weyla sp. (221815)
Early/Lower Jurassic - Middle Jurassic201.4 - 161.5Chile (Huasco) Weyla sp. (223368 223374 223418)
Jurassic201.4 - 145.0Chile (Región de Tarapacá) Weyla sp. (226241)
Jurassic201.4 - 145.0Chile (Huasco) Weyla alata (223371)

Youngest occurrences
Time interval Ma Country or state PBDB collection number
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Alabama) Neithea bexarensis (4259) Neithea quinquecostata (4248)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Mexico (Guerrero) Neithea youngi (7461)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Poland Neithea sexcostata (28077)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Mississippi) Neithea bexarensis (4171) Neithea sp. (4117 4137 4142 4143 4157)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Poland Neithea sexcostata (27818 27819 27822 28078)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Kazakhstan (Kustanai) Neithea sexcostata, Neithea striatocostata (186878)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Turkey Neithea sp. (34586 34587)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Texas) Neithea bexarensis (4517 4522 7562) Neithea sp. (4520)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Alabama) Neithea bexarensis, Neithea sp. (4202) Neithea quinquecostata (4206 4207 4213 4214 4215 4216 4221 4222 4224 4225 4230) Neithea quinquecostatus (83225) Neithea sp. (4173 4176 4186 4198 4223 4229 4231)
Danian66.0 - 61.6France Neithea quinquecostata (20816)